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January 2013
What is an Optimizer?
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Selling 60 Lots - Bulls & Females
Featured Lots
SSS Advertiser 368PY
BW
SSS Turquoise 94NY
+0.5
+0.7
WW
WW
+32
+21
YW
YW
+61
+50
Milk
Milk
02/05/11 • 75%
BW: 70 • 205: 721 • YW: 1015
GGT P BK Salvo 225X
BW: -1.1 WW: +44 YW: +82 Milk: +31
GGT P BLK ESCALADE 135L
GGT P BLK PREDATOR 223N
GGT P SPICE 54L
GGT P BLK HEAVY HITTER
GGT P BK BOMBSHELL 434U
GGT P BLK JUDY 197S
+24
GGT P BLK TRIFECTA 383L
GGT P BK TRIFECTA 493T
GGT P BLK SUNRISE 238N
MBF TAPPER 294JB
SSS MS NATALLIE 94N
RJV DONIE
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GGT P BK Recruiter 7T
BW: +4.4 WW: +63 YW: +107 Milk: +17
BW: -0.2 WW: +41 YW: +80 Milk: +24
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3D PLD BLK POWER ON
MBF MS ARMANI H022
NRC POLLED BENZ
GGT MS PLD VELVET
GGT P NATALIE COLE 172B
Salyers & Sons Salers
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BW: 65 • 205: 743 • YW: 848
+21
GGT P BLK PREDATOR 223N
GGT P BK RECRUITER 7T
GGT P BLK ESTHER 319N
GGT HOSTAGE X-BRED
GGT BLK LIBERTY 368P
GGT MS PLD EXPRESS 272H
Sires
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GGT P BLK ESCALADE 135L
GGT P BLK PREDATOR 223N
GGT P SPICE 54L
AP POLLED GENESIS XZ64F
GGT P BLK ESTHER 319N
GGT SHOW GIRL 63G
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PO Box 12
Goshen, UT 84633
(801) 667-3565
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Eubank, KY 42567
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33263 Oregon Trail Road
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1550 Allardt Tinch Road
Jamestown, TN 38556
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23000 Bourbon Road
Clark, MO 65243
(314) 420-2806
David McIver
15624 340th Ave
Farwell, MN 56327
(320) 283-5776
Bob Neben
10545 Bruun Place
Orlando, FL 32825
(407) 482-8176
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2499 240th Lane
Guthrie Center, IA 50115
(641) 747-8210
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731 County Road 1450
Ninnekah, OK 73067-3001
(405) 224-3139
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Salyers Salers................................... 3
Silver Spur Salers............................. 8
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Contents
1
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AN SAL
The Official Publication of the
American Salers Association
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JANUARY 2013
AMERICAN SALERS
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ASAPRESIDENT
Gregg Jasperson
I recently talked
to a young commercial cattleman who was
curious about
Salers. The
things he was
looking for in a
breed of cattle
reminded me of
what I was looking for almost thirty
years ago. I think there will always be
cattlemen looking for the things that
Salers cattle do well. Calving ease
is almost always on the list of what
cattlemen are looking for. Salers cows
add to the profitability of a cow herd
in many different ways. First of all, the
superior fertility and longevity of Salers cows is not always apparent until
you have had Salers females for a few
years. Also, the mothering ability that
Salers heifers have is a great labor
saver. Another advantage that Salers
cattle have, especially on a dry year,
is their ability to cover rough range. I
believe this can make the difference
between having or not having enough
forage to make it through the grazing
season. If a producer can add profit
and more importantly years to the life
of his cows by using Salers, the benefits will be impressive, particularly
when cows are in short supply.
Prices have been good and look to
remain strong this year, the December Salers sales were very successful.
However, most of the country experienced some level of drought last
year. In our area we had one of the
driest and most windy summers I can
remember. Fortunately fall brought a
little rain. Hopefully weather will be
better across the country this coming
year. The weather is only one of the
many things that make this a tough
business.
As we look to the future of the
cow-calf producer, with high feed
cost, greater demand on pasture
for cropland, and the uncertainty of
public land grazing, cattle numbers
may remain low. Therefore if American cattlemen are going to be able to
produce enough beef to feed our nation’s growing population, we need to
make sure the cattle we do have are
as productive as possible. In this way,
Salers females are the most valuable
asset we have. For the next few years
I think cow numbers and how to
rebuild the nation’s cow herd will be
a major topic in our industry. While
the focus is on cows we should focus
our advertizing on promoting the
superior traits of the Salers female.
This should create renewed interest
in our breed.
The choice we made 30 years ago to
use Salers turned out to be the right
choice for us. They fit our operation
perfectly. I’ve had the opportunity
to work with a lot of good people
and made some friends along the
way. I would like to thank the Salers
staff, the board of directors, and all
the breeders for their hard work and
dedication. I look forward to working
with all of you in the coming year.
RESEARCHUPDATE
Forget Technology - But What
Would Result?
We’re often told we should turn back
the clock and produce cattle for beef
the way we used to. What would
be the impact if we did away with
steroid growth implants, ionophores
in feed, hormones in feed, and beta
agonists ? This question was investigated in a recent study. The effects?
In the U. S., to produce the same
amount of beef we’d need:
• 11.8% more cattle in the U.S.
beef herd,
• 10.4% more fed cattle
slaughtered,
• 10.6% more tons of feed,
• 10.0% more acres of land for
grazing and growing feed,
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• 4.2% more gallons of water
for producing more feed and
maintaining more cattle.
And, in the process, 9.8% more metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
would be produced.
(J. Animal Sci. 90:3527; Washington
St. Univ., Iowa St. Univ.)
Does Forage Availability
Affect Heterosis from
Crossbred Cows?
Hereford, Angus, and Hereford-Angus crossbred cows were compared
under extensive range conditions.
Cows were stocked to allow about
2 ½ lb or 4 lb forage per lb of cow
weight. Production rate was determined as pounds calf weaned
per female exposed to breeding.
Crossbred cows at the higher forage
availability produced at a rate 20%
higher than crossbred cows at lower
forage availability or purebred cows
at higher forage availability (which
did not differ) and 37% higher than
purebred cows at lower forage availability. Heterosis will not compensate
for poor nutrition.
(J. Animal Sci. 90 E-Suppl. 2:331;
Udelar School of Agronomy, Depart.
of Anim. and Grass Production, Uruguay)
Research update provided by Beef
Cattle Browsing newsletter published
by Texas AgriLife Extension, Department of Animal Science at Texas
A&M University.
JANUARY 2013
Mac Topeka 159T
Topeka has proven to sire easy, keeping heifers
and high feed efficiency bulls. He sired the
3rd highest RFI of all breeds at the Midland
Bull Test. He has sired show champions and
high selling bulls at Midland. He has calving
ease, excellent disposition, homozygous black,
homozygous polled and superior carcass.
- Semen $25 cert. at cost -
Our genetics have been proven on the toughest
range in the west. If you want problem free cows and
heifers, give Jasperson Salers genetics a try!
• 45 Yearling Bulls • Fertility and Trich Tested
• Grown Out on a High Roughage Diet • Delivered in April
Bulls & Heifers Sold Private Treaty
Fertility • Longevity • Calving Ease
Disposition • Efficient Performance
Gregg Jasperson
801.667.3565 or 801.361.8122
P.O. Box 12 • Goshen, UT 84633
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.jaspersoncattle.com • Follow us on Facebook
AMERICAN SALERS
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ASANEWS
Defining Roles
National Salers Seminar
ASA invites you to join us on Sunday,
Jan. 20 for the Defining Roles National Salers Seminar at the Holiday Inn
Denver East Stapleton, from 9 a.m.
to noon. Guest speakers are Dr. Larry
Kuehn, U.S. Meat Animal Research
Center (USMARC), Dr. Dan Moser,
Kansas State University and Will MacDonald, MacDonald Ranches.
Spring 2013 Board Meeting
The spring 2013 Committee and
Board meetings will be held in Denver, Colo. on April 12 and 13. The
Show and Sale committee meeting
will be scheduled for April 12, followed by the board meeting on April
13.
Social Media
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- 2012 National Champion 4-H Livestock Judging Team (Weld County,
Colorado)
2013 Herd Letter
The herd letter for 2013 is “A” and for
2014 will be “B.”
Letter to ASA
To ASA: Thank you so much for
sponsoring the Oral Reasons Award
for the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest at the North American
International Livestock Exposition.
The opportunity to compete in this
contest has been a once in a lifetime
experience. We greatly appreciate
your support!
- Virginia State 4-H Team
DEICHMANN
LIVESTOCK
BROKERAGE
To ASA: We would like to take this
opportunity to thank you for sponsoring the reasons awards at the 2012
N.A.I.L.E. Your support id greatly appreciated!
Dan & Marilyn Deichmann
Box 310 Hobson MT 59452
406-423-5500 Cell 406-799-5200
• Full Service Livestock
Brokerage and Auctioneer
Serving the Salers Breed for over 25 Years.
Silver Genetics
Production
Sale IX
Selling:
Show Heifer Prospects
Bulls and Females
Purebreds, Composites
and Red Angus
. Dam and Sire purchased out of our sale
. Champion Female Missouri & Iowa State Fairs
. Champion Heifer 2012 American Royal
. Reserve Champion Heifer 2012 Louisville
Silver Spur Salers
David and Janelle Frueh
660-927-3600
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[email protected]
www.silverspursalers.com
Scott, Stacy,
Landon and Easton Liebhart
660-927-3304
660-562-3481 (cell)
JANUARY 2013
AMERICAN SALERS
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JANUARY 2013
Annual Production Sale
Feb. 21, 2013 at the Ranch
Quinter, KS
SELLING 190 BULLS
70 Purebred Salers • 70 Angus-Salers Optimizers
Highlighted by THE GG&T
National Western Pen Bulls
50 Registered Angus
Purebred Salers GGT P BK Rock On 259Z
PLUS - 90 Elite FEMALES
Purebred Salers • Optimizers • Registered Angus
75 Bred • 15 Open, Brood Cow & Show Prospects
Registered Angus GGT 39Z
BW
+0.1
BW
+1.1
WW
+70
WW
+58
YW
+112
YW
+97
Milk
+29
Milk
+26
Sire: Heavy Hitter • BW: 68 • 205 WT: 805
2012 Grand Champion Bull, American Royal
Sire: Connealy Consensus 7229
BW: 72 • 205 WT: 836
Optimizer GGT 32Z
Optimizer GGT 57Z
BW
-0.4
BW
+2.5
WW
+58
WW
+70
YW
+109
YW
+123
Milk
+22
Milk
+25
Sire: SAV Final Answer • BW: 68 • 205 WT: 748
Homozygous Polled • Homozygous Black
Sire: GGT Focus 20U • BW: 70 • 205 WT: 863
Call 785-769-5312, 785-769-5325 or email
ggtcattle@ruraltel .net for a sale book today! View pictures
and sneak-peak video on our website! www.ggtcattle .com 11
AMERICAN SALERS
94Z
Purebreds
PUREBRED SALERS
Sire:
Genesis
BW: 88
Adj 205: 719
BW +4.4 WW +60 YW +109 MILK +22
6Z
A Large selection of Low Birth Wt. - Calving Ease
Bulls, featuring power packed performance
outcross genetics to add extra hybrid vigor
to your next calf crop while combing the Elite
Maternal Traits the GG&T Herd is known for.
GG&T, the leading source of ASA progeny of
Gold & Silver dams in the breed!
In Volu
Affordab
Feb. 21
257Z
Sire:
Genesis
Sire:
New Dawn
BW: 70
Adj 205: 873
BW: 85
Adj 205: 781
BW +0.0 WW +52 YW +90 MILK +23
BW +4.2 WW +66 YW +110 MILK +23
154Z
115Z Homozygous Polled
Sire:
New Dawn
GG&T
BW: 73
Adj 205: 750
BW +2.7 WW +50 YW +91 MILK +24
161Z
100% Satisfactio
Buyers unable to att
or send their bids to
ring side m
Sire:
Heavy Hitter
BW: 60
Adj 205: 723
BW -1.7 WW +55 YW +95 MILK +29
Optimizers
CALVING EASE!
We demand light birth
weights and VIGOR from
our cattle...our customers
expect it. Our calves are
built to be born!
250Z
Sire: SAV
Brilliance
Sire:
Motive
BW: 65
Adj 205: 787
BW: 66
Adj 205: 695
BW +0.2 WW +53 YW +95 MILK +20
BW +0.1 WW +43 YW +82 MILK +13
20Z
238Z
Sire:
Upward
Sire: Triple J
of Foxcross
BW: 71
Adj 205: 825
BW: 71
Adj 205: 726
BW +0.6 WW +59 YW +102 MILK +24
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Sight Unseen Bull P
BW +0.6 WW +48 YW +97 MILK +19
FERTILITY! More live
calves from Salers &
Optimizer cross Angus
Females with added
longevity plus stayability.
She’ll bring home a big
strapping calf every fall!
PERFORMANCE!
GG&T bulls will add
pounds to your calf crop
& dollars to your bottom
line, when crossed on
your cow herd.
BLACK
JANUARY 2013
Angus
REGISTERED ANGUS
GG&T bulls have a solid reputation of adding
thickness, volume, muscle & easy fleshing
ability. Plus, their sisters will be moderate,
beautiful uddered, fertile females. Sired by the
top AI sires of the Angus Breed.
130Z
Sire: SAV
Final Answer
BW: 70
Adj 205: 819
BW +1.6 WW +57 YW +99 MILK +29
ume at
ble Prices!
1, 2013
47Z
107Z
Purchase Guarantee
Sire: Connealy
Consensus 7229
Sire:
Upward
on on all orders!
BW: 72
Adj 205: 836
BW: 64
Adj 205: 754
tend the sale may call
o Gary . DV Auction &
moderator!
BW +1.3 WW +53 YW +100 MILK +24
15Z
GG&T
Sire: Mytty
In Focus
BW: 55
Adj 205: 806
Optimizers
OPTIMIZERS
Angus-Salers Hybrid
AMERICAN SALERS
& RED!
188Z
Sire:
SAV Rito 9969
BW: 74
Adj 205: 781
BW -1.4 WW +61 YW +105 MILK +27
These genetic
powerhouses have
the growth and
performance to
increase your options
and profit potential
in your cow herd, the
feed yard and on the
packer’s rail, while
increasing fertility,
longevity, calving ease
& do-ability! They
inject hybrid vigor,
plus uniformity into
your cows with a slick,
straight hair coat!
BW +1.1 WW +51 YW +100 MILK +34
BW +4.5 WW +62 YW +111 MILK +27
109Z
176Z
Sire: Connealy
Consensus 7229
Sire:
End Run
BW: 74
Adj 205: 738
BW: 82
Adj 205: 816
BW +2.2 WW +67 YW +119 MILK +32
BW +1.8 WW +51 YW +90 MILK +21
413Z
101Z
Sire:
Whiskey River
Sire: New
Design 878
BW: 71
Adj 205: 645
BW: 73
Adj 205: 779
BW +2.1 WW +63 YW +109 MILK +28
BW +0.3 WW +54 YW +102 MILK +30
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38th Annual Production Sale
SEED-STOCK FOR RANCHERS WHO SELL THEIR CATTLE BY THE POUND...
Calving Ease Bulls with Added Muscle & Performance!
Annual Performance Test Sale
Thursday, February 21, 2013
At the Ranch, Quinter, KS
Selling 280 Head of Elite
Reasonably Priced SEED-STOCK
GG&T’s 2012 Champion
Purebred Denver Pen
Our 2013 pens will sell Feb. 21
• 190 Thick Beefy Bulls
• 70 Purebred Salers Sired by HEAVY DUTY •
GENESIS • HEAVY HITTER • PREDATOR • NEW
DAWN • BRAVADO • TRIFECTA • APACHE •
WHISKEY RIVER • BACKLASH • ENFORCER •
New Canadian Outcross “LEGACY”
GG&T
GG&T’s 2012 Champion
Optimizer Pen
Again This year:
• 50 Registered Angus (Thick & Powerful)
• 70 Angus-Salers Optimizers
Sires: SAV Final Answer,Connealy Consensus, Sitz
Upward, SAV Rito by 707 9969, SAV Traveler 004,In
Focus,SAV Mustang, Frontman, SAV Predominant, SAV
Net Worth, Motive, SAV Brilliance, New Design
878, 1407, 394R, 355S, New Frontier, Net Present Value,
Connealy Final Product, Jack Hammer (Red Angus), Fat
Tony (Red Angus), GGT End Run, CC&7, Coalition
•
75 Bred & 15 Open Show Prospect Females
Free delivery on all purchases to central locations.
Write, Call, or e-mail for catalog or video
Each bull’s performance stats, EPD’s, scrotal measurement,
final weight & heifer’s preg results will be available sale day.
Rosemary Werth
1697 County Road 80
Quinter, KS 67752
GGT P BK ENCLAVE 279X
2012 Grand Champion purebred bull
national Western stoCk shoW
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Tim Werth
(785)769-5312 or 5314
Garrett Werth
(785)769-3165
Gary Werth
1695County Road 80
Quinter, KS 67752
(785)769-4833 or 5325 Eve
Reid Werth
(785)769-4855
www.ggtcattle.com
JANUARY 2013
At McIver’s Happy Acres
Rule #1 - Every Cow Raises a Calf
Rule #2 - Every Cow Raises a Calf on Forage
Rule #3 - Every Calf Packs on the Pounds Naturally
Our Herefords and Salers harvest grass the natural way and put on the pounds to prove it.
March 9, 2013
Bull Selection Day at the Ranch
Selling 60 Head Salers & Hereford Bulls
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Cattle Viewing
Noon - Lunch • 2 p.m. - Bid Off
In December we sold our steer calves that were born in March and April.
They weighed an average of 729 lbs. and brought $1,000 a piece.
No bulls will be sold prior to March 9, 2013.
Bulls will be divided into three pens: good, better and best and priced
accordingly. At McIver’s, our family enjoys private treaty bull sales and
we will continue that tradition. However, too many of our local customers
have asked us to make sure they get a chance to have first pick. So, we have
decided to kick-off the spring bull sales with bull selection day. Our Hereford
and Salers bulls will be available for viewing on March 9. We are offering a
$50 discount if you pick up your bull on sale day.
Hope to see you on March 9!
AMERICAN SALERS
David, Maryln
(320) 283-5776
& Scott McIver
15624 340th Ave. email: [email protected]
Farwell, MN 56327 www.mcivershappyacres.com
J.R. Adcock
Ph/Fax: (785) 547-3481
Mobile: (785) 547-6781
[email protected]
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THEOPTIMIZER
What is an
OPTIMIZER?
The American Salers Association “Optimizer” Registry is a
specific extension of the ASA Composite Registry Program. Optimizers offer commercial cattlemen a means to
manage percent blood in their cowherds through the use
of documented, seedstock quality composites complete
with EPDs. Cattle from ¼ to less than ¾ Salers ancestry fit
the program, and all have performance data.
Optimizer Criteria
•Cattle from 12.5% to less than 75% Salers
ancestry fit the program.
•Both parents must be registered in their
respective breed association.
•All registered Optimizer animals must have
reported performance data.
•A purebred Optimizer will consist of 5/8
Salers.
How Does It Work?
Producers enroll cattle with the current ASA registration
application. Those producers registering Optimizer cattle
will simply check the Optimizer column on the registration application. Producers provide ASA with ancestral information including registration numbers of any non-Salers parent animals recorded in another breed’s registry.
The Optimizer pedigree contains complete multi-breed
information including calculated multi-breed EPDs.
Research shows the Salers-Cross Female is the Most
Efficient and Productive Cow in the Industry
Mothering Ability
When it comes to mothering ability, the Salers cross
female is unmatched. As any rancher with Salers cross
will tell you, the females go from a teenager to a mother
overnight. It’s normal to see new calves up nursing in
ten minutes, regardless of the weather. Hot to bitter cold
- the calves are hardy and ready to get up when they hit
the ground. A live calf is where your profit starts.
Optimize the Maternal Traits
The key to breeding Optimizer composites is starting from
complimentary maternal breeds. This creates a composite that takes advantage of heterosis, and also produces a
predictable, efficient, productive, cross-bred replacement
female. Regardless of the cross – Angus, Hereford-Baldy,
Red Angus or others – Salers will complement their maternal ability and improve milk, calving ease and fertility. As an example, with Angus, in addition to traits the
breeds have in common, they complement each other
with the Angus providing extra fleshing ability and the Salers adding udder quality and increased growth for heavier
weaning weights. Just one reason the Salers-Angus cross
female is one of the most efficient and productive commercial cows in the industry.
Best of Both Worlds
Utilize the superior genetics in the
purebred line and combine them
to make crossbreds. Then use hybrid or purebred genetics and plan
crossbreeding systems to perpetuate the hybrid vigor and still take
advantage of the additive effect of
the superior genetics with documented EPDs.
Managing Heterosis
Managing heterosis will lead to
increased profits. Multi-breed rotational crosses take management
to maintain maximum heterosis.
Optimizer composites easily fit
into most crossbreeding situations. On an unrelated cow, they
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transmit 100% direct heterosis. On a straight bred Angus
or Salers cow, they will transmit 50% of the heterosis of
a pure outcross. A continual system of using Optimizer
composites and mating them back to Optimizer composite daughters results in retaining 50% of direct heterosis
and 50% of maternal heterosis. For weaning weight,
there is a greater total impact from heterosis than would
be expected in crossing two pure breeds (100% direct heterosis, 0% maternal heterosis) because maternal heterosis
has a greater impact on weaning weight than does direct
heterosis. No amount of crossbreeding is going to make
up for poor genetics in a cow herd. Select the best pos-
sible genetics you can and watch the improvement when
you breed Optimizer composites balanced for maternal
traits, performance and outstanding carcasses.
The best way to maximize your productivity is to utilize
both improved genetics and hybrid vigor in your commercial ranching environment. The Salers Optimizer does all
of that and more. Contact the ASA office at (303) 770-9292 or email: info@
salersusa.org.
Optimizer Table of Eligibility
Below are examples of matings of percentage blood cattle and the resulting percentage of the offspring of those matings. Animals that are 12.5%
Salers blood up to, but not including ¾ Salers blood are eligible for this
program.
% Salers
Sire or Dam
0%
6.25%
12.5%
18.75%
25%
6.25%
12.5%
18.75%
25%
37.5%
12.5%
25%
37.5%
50%
100%
37.5%
43.75%
50%
56.25%
62.5%
56.25%
62.5%
68.75%
75%
100%
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
% Salers
Sire or Dam
50%
43.75%
37.5%
31.25%
25%
68.75%
62.5%
56.25%
50%
37.5%
87.5%
75%
62.5
50%
0%
87.5%
81.25%
75%
68.75%
62.5%
93.75%
87.5%
81.25%
75%
50%
AMERICAN SALERS
% Salers
Offspring
= 25%
= 25%
= 25%
= 25%
= 25%
= 37.5%
= 37.5%
= 37.5%
= 37.5%
= 37.5%
= 50%
= 50%
= 50%
= 50%
= 50%
= 62.5%
= 62.5%
= 62.5%
= 62.5%
= 62.5%
= 75%
= 75%
= 75%
= 75%
= 75%
Expressed as Fractions
0 x 1/2 = 1/4
1/16 x 7/16 = 1/4
1/8 x 3/8 = 1/4
3/16 x 5/16 = 1/4
1/4 x 1/4 = 1/4
1/16 x 11/16 = 3/8
1/8 x 5/8 = 3/8
3/16 x 9/16 = 3/8
1/4 x 1/2 = 3/8
3/8 x 3/8 = 3/8
1/8 x 7/8 = 1/2
1/4 x 3/4 = 1/2
3/8 x 5/8 = 1/2
1/2 x 1/2 = 1/2
1 x 0 = 1/2
3/8 x 7/8 = 5/8
7/16 x 13/16 = 5/8
1/2 x 3/4 = 5/8
9/16 x 11/16 = 5/8
5/8 x 5/8 = 5/8
9/16 x 15/16 = 3/4
5/8 x 7/8 = 3/4
11/16 x 13/16 = 3/4
3/4 x 3/4 = 3/4
1 x 1/2 = 3/4
Here is an example of the quickest way to
create purebred Optimizer offspring starting with purebred Salers and a purebred
of another breed. (A purebred Optimizer
is 5/8 Salers and 3/8 of another purebred
breed.)
First Breeding
Sire: PB Salers
Dam: PB Other
Offspring: 50% Salers – 50% Other
Second Breeding: Then mate the above
offspring as follows:
Sire: 50% Salers – 50% Other
Dam: PB Salers
Offspring: 75% Salers – 25% Other
Third Breeding: Mate this final offspring
to a halfblood individual bred the same
way as the first breeding.
Sire: 75% Salers – 25% Other
Dam: 50% Salers – 50% Other
Offspring: 5/8 Salers – 3/8 Other
This individual is 5/8 Salers and 3/8 of
only one other breed.
This constitutes a purebred Optimizer.
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SALEREPORTS
K Bar K Cattle Company - Grateful
Harvest Online Production Sale
Litchfield, Minn. • Nov. 26, 2012
Sale Manager: Caldwell-Willoughby Cattle Sales, Sheridan, IN
Sale Averages
Salers Bull Calves: $3,000
Salers/Optimizer Females: $2,088
Lot 14 - KKCC Overload 211Z, a 3/17/12 polled, black, purebred Salers bull sired by JCGC Wide Load 1948 out of the
KKCC BP Chatter 123L donor dam, sold full possession and ¾
semen interest to West Hills Ranch, Fairview, WY for $6,000
Lot 4 - KKCC Ml Mylie 261Z, a 3/26/12 polled, black optimizer female, sired by Carnac Club Calf out of a KKCC Mercury
416P dam, sold to Jacobi Farms, Brand Mound, IA for $2,750
Jacobsen Ranch Annual Production Sale
Great Falls, Mont. • Dec. 3, 2012
Western Livestock Auction • Auctioneer: Ty Thompson
Sale Averages
69 Salers & Optimizer Bull Calves: $4,681
20 Angus Bulls: $4,175 • 199 Bred Heifers: $1,699
Lot 18 - JSR MR Jamboree 2290Z, a 4/4/11black, polled
83.6% Salers sired by CMC MR Jamaca M44K out of a JSR
Black Payday 254B dam sold to Southern Eagle Ranch, Evington, VA, for $6,750
Lot 26 - JSR Montana Pride 221Z, a 2/16/12 black, polled,
Optimizer sired by Amrein Upward Pride A1017 out of a JSR
Sensation 911 dam sold to Toby Vineyard, Arvada, WY, for
$6,750
Lot 30 - JSR Montana Pride 291Z, a 2/25/12 black, polled,
Optimizer sired by Amrein Upward Pride A1017 out of a
CMC MR Jamaca M44K dam, sold to Toby Vineyard, for
$6,500
Four bulls bought at $6,000 each; to Norman Lorang, Great
Falls, MT, McRae Ranch Incorporated, Ritzville, WA, and
Northwest Livestock, Great Falls, MT.
Commercial bred heifers: 23 head at $1,850 each; to Bailey
Land and Livestock, Fort Benton, MT. 40 head at $1,700
each; to Jim Hamilton, Decker, MT.
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2012 Skinner Ranch Seedstock Sale
Hall, Mont. • Dec. 10, 2012
Auctioneer: Joe Goggins
Sale Averages
54 Optimizers: $4,324 • 21 Salers Bulls: $3,976
55 Angus Bulls: $4,132 • 130 Bulls: $4,187
6 You Pick Em Heifers: $1,883
54 Commercial Bred Heifers: $1,620
65 Commercial Bred Cows: $1,534
Lot 68 - SRS Xtra 0670Z, a 1/30/12 homozygous black,
polled, Optimizer bull sired by SRS Xtra 0347X out of a SRS
Nevada 9378N dam sold for $9,000 to MJB Ranch, Lodge
Grass, MT.
Lot 126 - SRS WDA 0744Z, a 3/4/12 red, polled, 75% Salers
bull sired by SAV 004 Density 4336 out of a SRS Network
0014N dam sold to $7,500 to Silver Spur Salers, Maryville,
MO.
Lot 105 - SRS Xpert 1031Z, a 1/19/12 homozygous black,
polled, Optimizer sired by SRS Xpert 0881X out of a SRS
Uprising 0059U dam, sold for $7,250 to Ruby River Ranch ,
Alder, MT.
Lot 132 - SRS Wyoming 1058Z, a 1/22/12 black, polled,
75% Salers bull sired by MAC Torrington 139T out of a
SRS Trademark 732T dam, sold for $7,000 to Parke Ranch,
Drummond, MT.
Volume Buyer: Seven bulls, Jay Platt, Plateau Partnership,
St. John, AZ.
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CALENDAROFEVENTS
2012-2013 Calendar of Events
Please check websites and verify dates in advance
n JANUARY, 2013
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Genetic Partners Salers Influence Commercial Sale
(MacDonald Ranches, Bismarck, N.D.), Napoleon
Livestock Auction, Napoleon, N.D. Visit www.macdonaldranches.com for more information.
18-22 National Salers Activities - National
Western Stock Show
18th
8 a.m. Yard Arrival
(In place Jan. 19 by 4 p.m.)
19th
6 to 10 a.m. Hill Arrival
20th 9 a.m. Defining Roles - ASA Seminar
3 p.m. Pen Bull Show
6 p.m. ASA Banquet and Annual Meeting
21th
9 a.m. Salers Belles Meeting & Breakfast
1 p.m. National Salers Sale
22th 9 a.m. Salers Junior Futurity and the
National Salers and Optimizer Show
n FEBRUARY, 2013
11 Salers Focus Bull Sale (Big Sky Salers & Feist Salers )
Stockman’s Livestock, Dickenson, N.D. Contact: Bill
Helm (406) 557-6259 or Dave Feist (701) 338-2428
13
Iowa Beef Expo. Midwest National Salers Sale, Des
Moines, Iowa. Contact: Conover Auction Service,
Inc., Al Conover (641) 227-3537
16
Effertz Key Ranch Bull Sale, Bismarck, N.D. Contact:
Neil Effertz (701) 223-5202 or
www.effertzkeyranch.com
17
Ward Ranches 7th Annual Production Sale, Gardnerville, Nev. Contact: Gary Ward (775) 790-6148.
21
GG & T Cattle Co. Production Sale, Quinter, Kan.
Contact: Gary Werth (785) 769-5312, (785) 7695325
23
Cattleman’s Kind Production Sale, Salyers and
Sons, Billings, Mo., Contact: Gary Salyers (417)
744-2025 or [email protected]
28
TB Salers Production Sale, Yankton, S.D. Contact:
Terry Beeson (605) 286-3955 or Conover Auction
Service, Inc., Al Conover (641) 227-3537
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12
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31
Inaugural McIver Selection Day Sale, Farwell, Minn.
Contact Scott McIver (320) 766-0415 cell or (320)
283-5776 home, J.R. Adcock (785) 547-6781
MacDonald Ranches Performance Power 2013
Sale, Kist Livestock Auction, Mandan, N.D. Contact:
Will MacDonald (701) 255-6096 or (701) 471-1992
cell or visit www.macdonaldranches.com
West Hills Ranch Annual Bull Sale, Fairview, Wyo.
Visit www.thewesthillsranch.com or email ryan@
thewesthillsranch.com
Silver Genetics Production Sale IX, United Producers Livestock Market, Maryville, Mo. Contact:
David & Janelle Frueh (660) 927-3600 or Scott &
Stacy Liebhart (660) 927-3304, or visit www.silverspursalers.com.
29th Annual Idaho Classic Bull & Female Sale,
Treasure Valley Livestock, Caldwell, Idaho. Contact:
Luke Lowe (208) 924-5106, cell (208) 791-7628
Whole Herd Inventory reports due at ASA office.
First 1/2 of whole herd inventory due. Contact
Sherry Hartley at (303) 770-9292 or [email protected]
n APRIL, 2013 1
RAO Salers 28th Annual Bull Sale, Sitting Bull Auction, Williston, N.D. Contact: Roger Olson (701)
875-4251 or Curtis Olson (701) 875-4326 or (701)
570-6619 cell.
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Midland Bull Sale, Midland Bull Test Center, Columbus, Mont. Contact: Steve Williams (406) 3225597, or visit www.midlandbulltest.com.
10
Clinton Clark Annual Bull Sale, La Junta, Colo. Contact: Clinton Clark - (719) 446-5223
13
Bittersweet West Turn Out Sale, Hiawatha, Ks.
Contact J.R. Adcock (785) 547-3481
13
ASA Board Meeting - Spring 2013, Denver, Colo.
n MARCH, 2013
Make ASA Whole Herd Inventory Deletions/Changes and
Report Ultrasound & Carcass Information to ASA
Registry. Record and report yearling weights on
animals ranging from 300 to 450 days old. List your
AI Sires on the ASA Website. Contact the ASA Office at (303) 770-9292 or [email protected].
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Bull Sale
Feist Salers - Big Sky Salers
40 Salers bulls
Including several low birth weight bulls
& as always, performance bulls
Selling Sons of:
JSR JAMACA 431 (4 sons) • NJF TOP LEVEL 41T (5 sons) •
AVS OUT WEST 210X (2 sons) • GGT P BK BACKLASH
170U (5 sons) • TSB STETSON 97S (5 sons) • KKCC
MERCURY 416P (1 son) • MAC TOPEKA 159T (15 sons)
TSB S TETSON 97S
avs o UT w EST 201x
mac t OPEKA 159t
Not only do these sons have
performance they also have plenty of
style! Stetson was named the show
sire of the year for 2012 based on the
results of his progeny. You will like
how they look. Homo Black and Homo
Polled
Sired by MAC Neutron 94N
BW: 88.3 • ADJ 205: 630
BW: +0.6 WW: +45 YW: +83 Milk: +12
Calves sired by Out West are backed by
proven consistency. His Sire, Topeka,
was the high selling bull in the 08
MacDonald Ranches sale. Out West was
the NWSS Futurity “People’s Choice”
Champion in 2010 and has already
become a breed changer. Out West is
also out of a Jamaca 431 daughter.
BW: 83.7 • ADJ 205: 803
BW: +2.7 WW: +52 YW: +92 Milk: +22
Another breed changer, Topeka sons
and daughters have had a tremendous
positive influence on the breed. We are
offering both sons and daughters. He
is homozygous black and homozygous
polled.
Sired by MAC Nox 382N
BW: 85 • ADJ 205: 680
BW: +1.8 WW: +43 YW: +87 Milk: +23
njf T OP L EVEL 41t
GGT P Bk B ACKLASH 170u
Top Level was raised in the NJF
program. We are proud of the
contribution he has made to the
Salers breed. Another NWSS Futurity
“People’s Choice” Champion. Check out
the low birth weights on these calves.
Sired by GGT P Blk Quantum 207M
BW: 83 • ADJ 205: 685
BW: -1.7 WW: +35 YW: +71 Milk: +18
Selling several Backlash sons and sons
of Backlash daughters. Check out 003
at the sale. This backlash daughter has
a Topeka calf which might be your next
herd bull.
Sired by AP Polled Genesis XZ64F
BW: 77.4 • ADJ 205: 781
BW: +1.7 WW: +37 YW: +72 Milk: +25
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Also offering Sire Groups of High
Quality Registered Heifers sired by
KKCC Mercury 416P (15 head), JSR
Jamaca 431P(4 head), NJF Top Level
41T (5 head), AVS Out West 210X (5
head), MAC Topeka 159T (25 head),
GGT P Bk Backlash 170U (5 head)
and TSB Stetson 97S (12 head).
Individual heifer data available under
sales on ASA website. Seller would
breed in spring to Bulls of Buyer’s
Choice for late spring delivery.
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